Previous Next Latest

Taylor Swift Recounts Kanye West VMAs Incident on “The View”

9/15/09, 12:11 pm EST

Two days after becoming the victim of Kanye West’s stage intrusion at the MTV Video Music Awards, Taylor Swift appeared on today’s episode of The View to talk about what was going through her mind as Kanye hijacked her acceptance speech for Best Female Video. “I think my overall thought process went something like: ‘Wow, I can’t believe I won… This is awesome… Don’t trip and fall… I’m gonna get to thank the fans, this is so cool… Oh, Kanye West is here!’,” Swift told the ladies on The View, “‘Cool haircut… What are you doing there? And then, Ouch. And then, I guess I’m not gonna be able to thank the fans.’ ” (Watch Swift recount the moment in the clip above).

VMAs 2009: look back at the big show’s memorable moments.

Swift was reportedly in tears backstage after the infamous moment, but the VMAs schedule forced her to make a quick recovery. “I’m not gonna say that I wasn’t riled by it. I had to perform live five minutes later, so I had to get myself back to the place where I could perform,” Swift said, adding that she was overwhelmed by the amount of support she received in the moments after the incident. (the subway part of her performance was pre-taped, but Swift sang live outside the venue atop a taxi the night of the Awards.) “There were a lot of people around me backstage that were saying really incredible things and just having my back. And all the other artists that came and showed me love in the hours following it, and all the people tweeting about it and all the fans… I just never imagined that there were that many people out there looking out for me, so it was really wonderful to see that people were out there defending me so I didn’t have to.”

As Rolling Stone reported last night, Kanye said on The Jay Leno Show that he wants to apologize to Swift face-to-face for his behavior at the VMAs, and while Swift told The View she’d definitely meet with him, West has yet to reach out in an effort to apologize. Swift added she hasn’t received any phone calls or e-mails from the Kanye camp, either. West did call himself a Focker in a blog apology, however.

UPDATE: Kanye West must have been watching today’s episode of The View, because according to TMZ, moments after Swift appeared on the show, the rapper reportedly called up Taylor to apologize for his actions at the Video Music Awards. Swift had said during her segment that, despite West’s apologies on both his blog and The Jay Leno Show, she hadn’t personally received a phone call from the rapper. Reps at The View say that Swift accepted West’s apology.

Related Stories:

Kanye West Calls His Taylor Swift VMAs Outburst “Rude” on “Leno”
Kanye West Posts Second Apology to Taylor Swift for VMAs Outburst
Kanye West Storms the VMAs Stage During Taylor Swift’s Speech


Previous Next Latest

Comments

Anonymous2 | 9/15/2009, 12:34 pm EST

she had a concert in Nashville the day before

Anonymous | 9/15/2009, 12:39 pm EST

Read the article. It states that, while the subway section was pre-recorded, Ms. Swift sang to the crowds on top of a Taxi. Live. Five minutes after she was recieved her award.

Anonymous | 9/15/2009, 12:39 pm EST

the whole thing is staged anyways. only good thing on the vma’s was muse performing and i like russell brand but you could tell he was holding back a lot of jokes

boo | 9/15/2009, 12:45 pm EST

taylor swift is annoying.

anfal morsy bhs | 9/15/2009, 12:47 pm EST

omg i love that guy but he totally disapointed me :( i wana mary taylor and hook up with kanye west son

Anfal bhs | 9/15/2009, 12:47 pm EST

omg i cant believe yoU!!! taylor is my best friend.

anfal morsy bhs | 9/15/2009, 12:47 pm EST

omg i love that guy but he totally disapointed me :( i wana mary taylor and hook up with kanye west son

Anfal bhs | 9/15/2009, 12:47 pm EST

omg i cant believe yoU!!! taylor is my best friend.

Anfal Morsy BHS | 9/15/2009, 12:48 pm EST

i cant believe you Kanye taylor is my bestiee :(

anfal morsy bhs | 9/15/2009, 12:48 pm EST

kanye is amazing son

Anonymous | 9/15/2009, 12:49 pm EST

Well to the person whom wrote at 12:26 pm EST… It dosn’t really matter when she had to preform. The facts are this was one of the biggest moments in this girls life, and it was ruined by some animal. You may call him a preformer, a great guy, whatever. But, the facts remain he ruined her moment.

anfal morsy bhs | 9/15/2009, 12:49 pm EST

taylor swift is amazing!

S&Y | 9/15/2009, 1:02 pm EST

The boy speaks the truth!!!

BellaDonna | 9/15/2009, 1:04 pm EST

Kanye is vain to a fault, arrogant and is a total douche. I will never purchase another LP from him, and if he is on the radio I will change the channel. Its not just this incident that brought me to this decision. But this was the straw that broke the camels back.

Oddjob | 9/15/2009, 1:09 pm EST

This incident was surprising, but the more is said about it… and the more Kanye talks about how he has to take time off and become a better person, the more you realize how silly the whole thing is.

Kanye was rude, and Taylor Swift cried… but, really, 15 year old girls cry all the time over minor disappointments. And, the MTV Moonman is one of the most inconsequential award someone could possibly receive… it’s not like this was the Oscars or the Grammys. And, if MTV felt that Taylor should have had her moment to give a speech, they easily could have given her an extra 15 seconds. These people are all loving the publicity.

rule | 9/15/2009, 1:13 pm EST

kanye west is a lowlife, spoiled little rich boy who gets his way with everything. he’ll end up making money from this, because you all will go buy his stuff to reward him for this crap.

S&Y | 9/15/2009, 1:13 pm EST

Does anyone know where to actually see what happened a part from MTV

Anonymous | 9/15/2009, 1:14 pm EST

I think Kanye West behavior was unprofessional. The fact is the fans chose which video they like the best and swift won over beyonce. I’m glad kenye did not recieve an award.

FairyTinkerbell | 9/15/2009, 1:26 pm EST

kanye spoke the truth. I checked out Taylor Swift’s videos on YouTube. They are all fluff with some cute (white) girl singing in glossy film productions. She can’t dance or perform. It was very rude though Kanye. bad..bad..

Who cares | 9/15/2009, 1:40 pm EST

Kanye is a gay fish.

star96 | 9/15/2009, 1:46 pm EST

kanye shuldnt of done dat bus beyonce’ iz da best in da game…..sorry taylor :(

star96 | 9/15/2009, 1:46 pm EST

kanye shuldnt of done dat bus beyonce’ iz da best in da game…..sorry taylor :(

starburst101 | 9/15/2009, 1:49 pm EST

wahoooooooooooooooooooooo

starburst101 | 9/15/2009, 1:58 pm EST

i feel lik kanye shouldnt of done dat but dat shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit wuz funny as hell…..her face was all lik “omg wat is he doing….aaaahhhhh im so scared….wheres my mommy”

Bob | 9/15/2009, 2:00 pm EST

Why bother encouraging Taylor to recount it? It’s on tape. Why continue reporting this?

It only rationalises Kanye’s outbursts – the last thing anyone needs. The media shouldn’t cultivate his ridiculous celebrity soul-searching, particularly on the back of a wave of bullshit like this.

aj | 9/15/2009, 2:16 pm EST

no offense i dont like country music, i like rap, mostly old school rap. not the new crap like kanye. but tha was so not cool.

ImDB | 9/15/2009, 2:48 pm EST

Kanye West should receive the “Tool of the Year” Award.

Anonymous | 9/15/2009, 3:07 pm EST

rubbish. i preferred taylors video to beyonces… hers was boring. but either way, it wasnt kanyes decision to make, it was voted for by the fan, and they chose taylor. end of. who caresd if it wasnt an oscar or a grammy? it was a worldwide broadcasted mtv show watch by tens of millions of people. kind of a big deal to you if you were on that stage.

“but, really, 15 year old girls cry all the time over minor disappointments.”

i dont understand? its not minor…shes not 15… erm what?!

either way i think taylor was the best recipient of the award, her video was a million times more entertaining than beyonces (even if you think beyonce is a better singer, all she did in her vid was wear a leotard and dance) but thats not the point, she won fair, square, down to the fans, deserved every second of it, she is amazing, i love her voice, her shows, and her songs.

also shes kept it down to earth, sweet and classy. you rock taylor.

Lou1 | 9/15/2009, 3:08 pm EST

rubbish. i preferred taylors video to beyonces… hers was boring. but either way, it wasnt kanyes decision to make, it was voted for by the fan, and they chose taylor. end of. who caresd if it wasnt an oscar or a grammy? it was a worldwide broadcasted mtv show watch by tens of millions of people. kind of a big deal to you if you were on that stage.

“but, really, 15 year old girls cry all the time over minor disappointments.”

i dont understand? its not minor…shes not 15… erm what?!

either way i think taylor was the best recipient of the award, her video was a million times more entertaining than beyonces (even if you think beyonce is a better singer, all she did in her vid was wear a leotard and dance) but thats not the point, she won fair, square, down to the fans, deserved every second of it, she is amazing, i love her voice, her shows, and her songs.

also shes kept it down to earth, sweet and classy. you rock taylor.

Taylor Sweet | 9/15/2009, 3:16 pm EST

Hey Kanye, being such a mama’s boy…didn’t she teach you any manners? Beyonce, yeah she had more class than you, and is there no room for some one new… maybe something different? I’ll bet you are not a Darrius Rtger fan. I think you should be banned from any more award shows.

Milt | 9/15/2009, 3:18 pm EST

Kanye West’s actions were racially motivated and nothing but. If the rolls had been reversed there would be riots in the streets.

Rude is just plain Rude | 9/15/2009, 3:23 pm EST

Kanye…I’ll switch my tv off any time you come on. I’ll boycott any item you endorse. Maybe AA or celebrity rehab is for you. Frankly, I think, and have even before this…there is something wrong with you, and I’ll never apologize!!!

Jordan | 9/15/2009, 3:27 pm EST

she not 15 she is the best in the world kanya is a jerk

Jordan | 9/15/2009, 3:27 pm EST

she not 15 she is the best in the world kanye is a jerk

Jordan | 9/15/2009, 3:27 pm EST

she not 15 she is the best in the world kanye is a jerk

yipper | 9/15/2009, 3:31 pm EST

Can we move on from this now? It’s already getting old. Yeah Kanye acted like a douche by ruining Taylor Swift’s moment at the VMAs, it was a rude thing to do, but nobody died, so geez let it go people. We already knew Kanye was an egotistical douche anyway, we didn’t need Sunday night to confirm that, I mean he did the same thing to a couple of French dudes a few years back, and I didn’t hear anyone go “Oh those poor French guys, their moment was ruined by Kanye West, let’s boycott his music”. No, everyone was like “It’s Kanye being Kanye, what can we do?”. Well maybe if we called him out on his behavior from the get-go, then he wouldn’t have acted that way at the VMAs.

yipper | 9/15/2009, 3:39 pm EST

And Taylor just gained a new legion of fans as a result of this, she’s probably going to sell more albums and be even more popular. Beyonce also gained a new legion of fans because of what she did for Taylor. Kanye just got more free publicity, I mean no one’s even talking about what else went on that night, so once he again he got into the headlines without even winning any awards or performing. So you see how everyone wins? Now let’s shut the hell up and move on to more important stuff. And nobody’s talking about that Joe Wilson dude for refusing to apologize after his “You lie!” outburst during Obama’s speech. At least Kanye has apologized.

Hater Aide | 9/15/2009, 3:42 pm EST

Hate Crime!!!

wrong kanye | 9/15/2009, 3:56 pm EST

it is okay for people to have their opinions but how could you crush such a sweet girl. in public too you should be ashamed of youself. taylor swift happens to be my favorite and i have no respect for you at all. i bet beyonce’ is even ashamed of you and you gave her a compliment idiot

wrong kanye | 9/15/2009, 3:56 pm EST

it is okay for people to have their opinions but how could you crush such a sweet girl. in public too you should be ashamed of youself. taylor swift happens to be my favorite and i have no respect for you at all. i bet beyonce’ is even ashamed of you and you gave her a compliment idiot

wrong kanye | 9/15/2009, 4:00 pm EST

how could you crush such a sweet girl and in public too. people can have their opinions but what you did was just plain stinkin rude i bet beyonce’ is ashamed of you and you gave her a compliment did you even say yu wer sorry? you should be ashamed of us all you are a disgrace to entertainment kind. Taylor Swift happens to be one of my faves. i hav no rspct fo yu at all

big cheese | 9/15/2009, 4:04 pm EST

you think your some kind of god of entertainment. you are such a fool and what you did was wrong ho could you :-( ugh! il bet yur a mount of fans is dropping

big cheese | 9/15/2009, 4:04 pm EST

you think your some kind of god of entertainment. you are such a fool and what you did was wrong ho could you :-( ugh! il bet yur a mount of fans is dropping

brittiany | 9/15/2009, 4:04 pm EST

I love Taylor Swift, shes talented and deserved that. SO what if beyonce was around longer noone cares. Kanye was being disrespectful and plus its not like he was nominated in that categorie and every star that was was happy for taylor. If someone did that to kanye im pretty sure he wouldnt be that happy.. and this was just all for publicity for him, he saw how he was loosing respect of alot of people in the industry so now all of a sudden hes sorry. he clearly knew what would happen..

Anonymous22 | 9/15/2009, 5:25 pm EST

the guy is an a**hole see what money does to people, the guy is so high on himself

OldSchool | 9/15/2009, 5:42 pm EST

For the first time in 25 years I thought of the “N” word. Sounds like it fits the crime in this case!

mike | 9/15/2009, 6:55 pm EST

Fish dicks kanye

sickNtired | 9/15/2009, 10:02 pm EST

I agree that Kanye was disrespectful, but I am tired of hearing about this story. There are more important things to focus on. I am especially pissed off that Obama commented on this. I still don’t have a job. How about working on the economy?

ruggs | 9/15/2009, 10:06 pm EST

i wonder how much taylor’s publicist paid kanye to do it? no need for talent with a career-booster like that!

Anonymous | 9/15/2009, 11:09 pm EST

This isn’t the first time Kenye has burst out against someone or something he didn’t like. But guess what? Without fans, he’ll once again be the nothing that he was. There is no excuse for his actions!

Anonymous | 9/15/2009, 11:16 pm EST

I think I’m going to have to side with OldSchool.

kanye is a gay fish | 9/16/2009, 1:24 am EST

Well I’m siding with Who cares.

Cecil | 9/16/2009, 1:53 am EST

Who is Kanye West?

Kanye Who? | 9/16/2009, 2:14 am EST

Where is MTV on what happened? I’ve heard nothing from them.

Kayne = attention | 9/16/2009, 3:24 am EST

Like Miley Cyrus said, Kayne achieved exactly what he aimed to by this stunt. Media attention. The chance to be all over the internet, in his opinion, any publicity is good publicity. Society will buy into his “soul searching” BS and VMA’s 2010 he’ll be sitting front row again. He won’t change he’s known for abusing crowds and interrupting award shows. He’s an egomaniac. It doesn’t matter who “deserved” it. The fact of the matter is, the attention wasn’t on Kayne and he couldnt handle it. Beyonce & Taylor were all class. Beyonce’s actions said enough. She didnt condone his behaviour, I dont think one person inside City Hall that night did. And if the boys from Kings of Leon think he’s a douche (and they are from a completely different genre of music) then he is a DOUCHE. He humiliated a young girl on her big moment and he’s a disgusting human being. He’s delusion about his own talent and popularity. At the end of the day he grew up a poor, highschool drop out with no credentials or class who just happended to have some musical talent. Unfortunately the fall out of this is proportionate to the size of his ego – and he never expected this kind of backlash from the public – that’s why he has come out and apologised.

iluvtaylorswift | 9/16/2009, 6:44 am EST

i hate kanye west he is so rude he had no right 2 do that 2 taylor i want him 2 make a public apology

yea.... | 9/16/2009, 9:04 am EST

I am sure if Taylor would of said that about kanye to a white performer. The entire NAACP would be out there with brother Sharpton. Wow, where is equality in America.

MOM | 9/16/2009, 9:06 am EST

OK, it was rude that he didn’t give her, her moment that she deserved. But it was a mistake and he is sorry, she’s a big enough person to recognize this and move on. And he definately learned from this mistake.

SO OVER IT | 9/16/2009, 11:11 am EST

OK IT HAPPENED AND NOW IT OVER. BOTH PARTIES HAVE TALKED AND NOW IT OVER. TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE IMPORTANT LIKE BATTERED WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN AMERICA OR HOW KIDS IN AFRICA NOT HAVING ENOUGH TO EAT AND DYING THESE THINGS ARE SO MORE IMPORTANT THAN THIS CRAP WHICH BY THE WAY IS GAINING MONEY EVERY MOMENT IT IS TALK ABOUT TO ALL PARTIES INVOLVED!!!!

ryan lambkin | 9/16/2009, 11:30 am EST

man i think you all should get a life and leave kanye west alone
i think he was wright i guess it should be beyounce or keyshia cole. remember go to get alife .com

Sup | 9/16/2009, 4:10 pm EST

Kanye was right-Ms. Swift was not the most deserving winner.The reason I think he should be shot is for extending her rapidly dwindling 15 minutes of fame any longer than need be.

Lewiinsky xD | 9/16/2009, 5:05 pm EST

how will she feel now .? I Liike hiim, buht that was so ronq .!

Lewiinsky xD | 9/16/2009, 5:05 pm EST

how will she feel now .? I Liike hiim, buht that was so ronq .!

Lewiinsky xD | 9/16/2009, 5:05 pm EST

how will she feel now .? I Liike hiim, buht that was so ronq .!

rex | 9/16/2009, 7:05 pm EST

Kanye Pussy
kanye is a wuss, he wouldnt dare do that to a man, instead he picks on a helpless girl, he is garbage

Lol | 9/16/2009, 8:55 pm EST

yo everyone, I’m really happy for you all and I’mma let you finish rolling here soon, but I just want to tell you how I’m feeling, gotta make you understand – Beyonce is the best singer OF ALL TIME!

Anti Kanye | 9/17/2009, 4:37 am EST

Kanye West..he has a big ego,a big mouth and what makes him have those things is money.He thinks he’s the shit with all of his money.If you took away his money and fame,what do u have?You have a average human being like everyone else on this earth.

Where in the hell does he get off by interupting other people?Taylor won that award.Not him.Not Beyonce.It was all Taylor.

When he was on Leno,he felt the pressure from his record company to give a statement.He should get an award all right…an award for best actor while making an apologize.

And poor Taylor was in tears..I would love to tell Kayne some mean things about his mom and watch him cry like a baby.He is nothing but a low life piece of shit douchebag.

People who annoy you

KA_N_ WE_T

I hate that cold hearted son of a bitch.Yeah…you can tell he was raised with respect for others…

Woodsey Owl | 9/17/2009, 2:04 pm EST

the whole thing was staged. they all got their publicity, racists feel sorry for taylor, kanye doesn’t look as effiminate as he usually does for his rap fans, and the music industry laughs all the way to the bank as people buy instead of download pirated copies of their crappy music.

Anonymous | 9/17/2009, 5:07 pm EST

Taylor Swift: writes her own songs, sings her own songs, and plays guitar an her songs

Kanye West: constantly “samples” other people’s music and calls it his own, is totally dependent on auto-tune, and can’t play an instrument.

Yep, just like Obama said, Kanye West is a “Jackass” and needs to step down.

iLly | 9/17/2009, 6:12 pm EST

Kanye is a western pop culture genius AND hero.

Hookem | 9/17/2009, 7:00 pm EST

I believe in giving people a second chance.

But three strikes and your outta there.

He has proven to me by his actions that he is not worthy of any kind of respect.

Picking on a 19 year old girl…In Texas that would get you something.

And if he continues to disrespect other people.

He will probably end up getting it.

Charlie Cronk | 9/20/2009, 8:01 pm EST

I’m not a fan of Taylor Swift or anything, but what Kanye did was really rude, inappropriate, and unacceptable. Taylor looked so excited to get that award! I feel sorry for her.

Charlie Cronk | 9/20/2009, 8:01 pm EST

I’m not a fan of Taylor Swift or anything, but what Kanye did was really rude, inappropriate, and unacceptable. Taylor looked so excited to get that award! I feel sorry for her.

never know neither of them | 9/22/2009, 11:49 am EST

hi guys and hi to America. i am not an american nor live in America.but what brought me here to this website is a shocking news of pplz who were slaves in the USA and try to boost higher in the level of society. anyways , there are pplz like this ignorant man who doesn’t respect and have no feeling at all. poor lady. there is a saying in ARABIC which is ” don’t sell the slave with out the stick” cuzz this particuler race have somethings that runs in thier blood for ever. and can not be changed. anyways tc folks. love yoo taylor

Beau.tea88 | 9/23/2009, 8:55 am EST

I just don’t know what to say except yay.too taylor swift&& Kanye get yourself evaluated.

Post A Comment

Caution: Off-topic comments will be deleted

Name:

Comments:



Advertisement

Advertisement